英语词汇“curling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

curl•ing n.

Games, Sporta game played on ice in which two teams of four players each compete in sliding large stones toward a mark in the center of a circle. Cf. house (def. 20).

perh. curl + -ing¹, from the motion imparted to the sliding stones 1610–20

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curling /ˈkɜːlɪŋ/ n

a game played on ice, esp in Scotland and Canada, in which heavy stones with handles (curling stones) are slid towards a target (tee)

curl v.

to (cause to) grow in or form small rings;
(cause to) become curved or wavy: [no object]When she was young, her hair curled naturally.[~ + object]She spent a lot of time curling her hair.
to (cause to) curve, twist, or coil: [no object]The sleeping cat's tail curled around its body.[~ + object]The cat curled its tail around itself.
to move in a curving direction:[no object]The road curls a little to the left.
curl up, [no object]
- to sit or lie down cozily:to curl up with a good book.
- to become twisted up on the edges:All his old papers had curled up.

n. [countable]

a coil or small ring of hair:blond curls.
anything of a spiral or curved shape:curls of wood on the workshop floor.

Idioms

Idioms curl one's or the hair, to fill one with horror:That new horror movie will really curl your hair.

Idioms curl one's lip, to raise a corner of one's lip, as in an expression of disdain or scorn.

curl v.t.

to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil.
to adorn with, or as with, curls or ringlets.

v.i.

to grow in or form curls or ringlets, as the hair.
to become curved or undulated.
to coil.
Gamesto play at the game of curling.
to progress in a curving direction or path;
move in a curving or spiraling way:The ball curled toward the plate.
Idioms curl one's or the hair, to fill with horror or fright;
shock:Some of his stories about sailing across the Atlantic are enough to curl one's hair.
Idioms curl one's lip, to assume or display an expression of contempt:He curled his lip in disdain.
curl up, to sit or lie down cozily:to curl up with a good book.

a coil or ringlet of hair.
anything of a spiral or curved shape, as a lettuce leaf, wood shaving, etc.
a coil.
the act of curling or state of being curled.
[Plant Pathol.]
- Plant Diseasesthe distortion, fluting, or puffing of a leaf, resulting from the unequal development of its two sides.
- Plant Diseasesa disease so characterized.
MathematicsAlso called rotation.
- a vector obtained from a given vector by taking its cross product with the vector whose coordinates are the partial derivative operators with respect to each coordinate.
- the operation that produces this vector.
Sport[Weight Lifting.]
- an underhand forearm lift in which the barbell, held against the thighs, is raised to the chest and then lowered while keeping the legs, upper arms, and shoulders taut.
- a similar forearm lift using a dumbbell or dumbbells, usually from the side of the body to the shoulders.

1400–50; late Middle English, apparently back formation from curled, metathetic variant of Middle English crulled (past participle) crul (adjective, adjectival); compare Middle Dutch crullen to curl, cruller

curl•ed•ly adv. curl′ed•ness, n.

curl /kɜːl/ vb

(intransitive) (esp of hair) to grow into curves or ringlets
(transitive) sometimes followed by up: to twist or roll (something, esp hair) into coils or ringlets
(often followed by up) to become or cause to become spiral-shaped or curved; coil
(intransitive) to move in a curving or twisting manner
(intransitive) to play the game of curling
curl one's lip ⇒ to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip

a curve or coil of hair
a curved or spiral shape or mark, as in wood
the act of curling or state of being curled

See also curl upEtymology: 14th Century: probably from Middle Dutch crullen to curl; related to Middle High German krol curly, Middle Low German krūs curly

单词	curling
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 curl•ing (kûr′ling),USA pronunciation n. Games, Sporta game played on ice in which two teams of four players each compete in sliding large stones toward a mark in the center of a circle. Cf. house (def. 20). perh. curl + -ing¹, from the motion imparted to the sliding stones 1610–20 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: curling /ˈkɜːlɪŋ/ n a game played on ice, esp in Scotland and Canada, in which heavy stones with handles (curling stones) are slid towards a target (tee) WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 curl /kɜrl/USA pronunciation v. to (cause to) grow in or form small rings; (cause to) become curved or wavy: [no object]When she was young, her hair curled naturally.[~ + object]She spent a lot of time curling her hair. to (cause to) curve, twist, or coil: [no object]The sleeping cat's tail curled around its body.[~ + object]The cat curled its tail around itself. to move in a curving direction:[no object]The road curls a little to the left. curl up, [no object] to sit or lie down cozily:to curl up with a good book. to become twisted up on the edges:All his old papers had curled up. n. [countable] a coil or small ring of hair:blond curls. anything of a spiral or curved shape:curls of wood on the workshop floor. Idioms Idioms curl one's or the hair, to fill one with horror:That new horror movie will really curl your hair. Idioms curl one's lip, to raise a corner of one's lip, as in an expression of disdain or scorn. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 curl (kûrl),USA pronunciation v.t. to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair. to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil. to adorn with, or as with, curls or ringlets. v.i. to grow in or form curls or ringlets, as the hair. to become curved or undulated. to coil. Gamesto play at the game of curling. to progress in a curving direction or path; move in a curving or spiraling way:The ball curled toward the plate. Idioms curl one's or the hair, to fill with horror or fright; shock:Some of his stories about sailing across the Atlantic are enough to curl one's hair. Idioms curl one's lip, to assume or display an expression of contempt:He curled his lip in disdain. curl up, to sit or lie down cozily:to curl up with a good book. n. a coil or ringlet of hair. anything of a spiral or curved shape, as a lettuce leaf, wood shaving, etc. a coil. the act of curling or state of being curled. [Plant Pathol.] Plant Diseasesthe distortion, fluting, or puffing of a leaf, resulting from the unequal development of its two sides. Plant Diseasesa disease so characterized. MathematicsAlso called rotation. a vector obtained from a given vector by taking its cross product with the vector whose coordinates are the partial derivative operators with respect to each coordinate. the operation that produces this vector. Sport[Weight Lifting.] an underhand forearm lift in which the barbell, held against the thighs, is raised to the chest and then lowered while keeping the legs, upper arms, and shoulders taut. a similar forearm lift using a dumbbell or dumbbells, usually from the side of the body to the shoulders. 1400–50; late Middle English, apparently back formation from curled, metathetic variant of Middle English crulled (past participle) crul (adjective, adjectival); compare Middle Dutch crullen to curl, cruller curl•ed•ly (kûr′lid lē, kûrld′-),USA pronunciation adv. curl′ed•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: curl /kɜːl/ vb (intransitive) (esp of hair) to grow into curves or ringlets (transitive) sometimes followed by up: to twist or roll (something, esp hair) into coils or ringlets (often followed by up) to become or cause to become spiral-shaped or curved; coil (intransitive) to move in a curving or twisting manner (intransitive) to play the game of curling curl one's lip ⇒ to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip n a curve or coil of hair a curved or spiral shape or mark, as in wood the act of curling or state of being curled See also curl upEtymology: 14th Century: probably from Middle Dutch crullen to curl; related to Middle High German krol curly, Middle Low German krūs curly
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